CBSA seizure of record amount of methamphetamine leads to RCMP charges
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COUTTS, AB, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Canada Border Services Agency/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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CBSA officers seized a record-breaking 228 kgs of methamphetamine at Coutts port of entry on Christmas Day 2020. (CNW Group/Canada Border Services Agency)
CBSA officers seized a record-breaking 228 kgs of methamphetamine at Coutts port of entry on Christmas Day 2020. (CNW Group/Canada Border Services Agency)
CBSA officers seized a record-breaking 228 kgs of methamphetamine at Coutts port of entry on Christmas Day 2020. (CNW Group/Canada Border Services Agency)
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An inspection of a semi-trailer at the Coutts border crossing on Christmas Day has led to the largest border seizure of methamphetamine in Canadian history and a Calgary man being charged.
Just as many Canadians were opening Christmas presents, a truck hauling produce at the Alberta-Montana border crossing received a further inspection by Canada Border Services Agency officials.
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“While examining the shipment, CBSA officers uncovered 228.14 kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $28.5 million,” states an agency news release.